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Our journey from the first telegraph to the broadband age

Connected Earth is the story of our ongoing quest to communicate better, from the first simple messages to today's sophisticated global communications.

Established by BT, Connected Earth lets you explore communications past, present and future both here online and at a network of partner museums around the UK


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Take an interactive tour through our new site map to see what's in Connected Earth's online museum.

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If you want to find out more about the history of communications, we have a host of other websites you might want to visit in addition to our partner sites. If you would like to see a site included then please contact us connectedearth@bt.com

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Connected Earth works in partnership with 11 museums across the UK, allowing you to see the objects pictured on this site in real life. Find out more in Days Out.

  • Museum of London
  • Amberley working museum
  • BT Archives
  • Milton Keynes Museum
  • National Museums of Scotland
  • Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
  • Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Arthur C. Clarke